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Ottawa Instructs Medical Pot Users 
Posted by CN Staff on July 20, 2003 at 13:16:04 PT
By CBC News Online Staff
Source: CBC
Ottawa -- Canadians who consume marijuana for medicinal reasons will be handed a guide, published by Health Canada, that details the various consequences of pot use. The 59-page manual will be sent to doctors this week and will be posted on the Internet. A two-page Health Canada summary cautioning against the use of the drug will be handed to patients.
Distribution of government approved medicinal marijuana is contingent on the publication of this manual, said," Suzanne Desjardins, a Health Canada scientist who helped produce the manual. The marijuana is being grown by Prairie Plant Systems in Flin Flon, Manitoba and will be distributed in a dried form, through doctors, to about 582 approved medical users at a cost of $5 a gram, much less the street price. A draft copy of the manual informs pot users that " administration by smoking is not recommended" and advises against administering marijuana to children up to 16 years of age or to those 65 years or older because "the potential for harm is likely to outweigh benefits." Nursing and pregnant women are similarly urged to steer clear. The manual, called, Information for Health Care Professionals, warns of potential panic attacks, psychosis and convulsions in some cases. Canadians and Cannabis: http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/marijuana/index.htmlSource: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Published: July 20, 2003Copyright: 2003 CBCContact: letters cbc.ca Website: http://www.cbc.ca/Related Articles & Web Sites:Health Canadahttp://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/Health Canada Set To Release Users' Manual http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16908.shtmlMarijuana Research To Continue Despite Troubleshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16905.shtml
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